PPT-Counterargument

COUNTERARGUMENT PARAGRAPH PURPOSE To anticipate your readers objections make yourself sound more objective and reasonable Only 1 paragraph What possible argument might your reader pose against your argument andor some aspect of your reasoning Insert one or more of those arguments here and refute them . Lima. AP LIT & COMP.. Little Songs. Sonnet. Popular classical form that’s compelled poets for centuries. From the Italian . “. sonetto. ”, which means “a little sound or song”. Sonnet Structure. , February 2. Argument Essay . (. Week. . 2). Literary Analysis and Composition 2014-2015. T. he Argument Essay. What are our lesson objectives?. What will I be able to do by the end of this lesson?. Begin developing a thesis for your classical argument essays. Introduce basic counterargument strategies and practice identifying underlying assumptions. Continue planning for the class debate. Thesis Strategies review. Study Session Notes. Argumentative Essay. The Argumentative Essay. The AP English Language Exam's Persuasive/Argument essay, or Question 3, essentially requires the student . to produce . a clear, sophisticated response to a question that, at its heart, captures a large, enduring issue. . Unpopular Opinions . Surname 75. Unpopular Opinions . Crazy. Claim. Who Would Disagree? . Surname 75. Unpopular Opinions . Crazy. Claim. Who Would Disagree? . Counterargument. Surname 75. Unpopular Opinions . Research 2014.15. What is a . concession?. A Concession is when you acknowledge or . recognize the opposing viewpoint, . saying that it has some merit.. A reader of your essay is more likely to listen to you if you show you can see his/her point of view before you counter that argument.. UNIV 112. Fall 2015. A part of argument. Counterarguments. answer the question:. What significant questions or positions different from your own can you anticipate?. Responses. answer the question:. In his 2004 book, Status Anxiety, Alain de . Botton. argues that the chief aim of humorists is not merely to entertain but “to convey with impunity messages that might be dangerous or impossible to state directly.” Because society allows humorists to say things that other people cannot or will not say, de . KEYS . TO SUCCESS .  . Address the prompt directly with a STRONG THESIS STATEMENT. .  . THESIS STATEMENT = . Counterargument . + Assertion + Reasons/Support.  . Elaborate within the body of your essay. Include examples/anecdotes to back up your assertion. The more examples you provide, the stronger your essay will be. . Revisions will be allowed. 8/9 – 50/50 (A+) . – Characteristics of a 6/7, but it’s also mature and insightful. 6/7 – 46/50 (A-) . – clearly uses all 5 best practices, and is well-written. 5 – 42/50 (B) – . Create a Quiz. With a partner, create a 15 question quiz using the material from pages 101-107 (consider: what is MOST important).. The quiz should include a mix of multiple choice, short answer, . and matching (NO T/F).. by Gregg Easterbrook. By Prof. Jim Rush. Summary. Writer . Gregg Easterbrook argues against President George W. Bush’s stated goal of beginning a people-to-Mars space program. While conceding that the idea is exciting, Easterbrook concludes that with our present state of technology, a Mars program would be impractical and much too expensive. T-Hummel. NBCT-AYA/ELA. taus-hummel@phoenixunion.org. Joanna Nichols. I.L. English. jnichols@phoenixunion.org. ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY. The argumentative essay . is a genre of writing that requires . you. 1. Peter Singer opens his essay by describing a situation from a movie, yet it could be argued that seeing movies is, in fact, a luxury that one advocating his position should forgo. To what extent does this interpretation undermine Singer’s argument?.